WEBVTT KENT: THIS IS THE FUTURE HOME OF THE NEARLY CENTURY-OLD TOSA LOG CABI THE BUILDING, CURRENTLY AT WAUWATOSA AVENUE AND WRIGHT STREET, WAS BUILT IN 1921 FO FREDERICK UNDERWOOD, A PROMINENT RAILROAD EXECUTIVE. BUT NOW A MADISON DEVELOPER WANTS IT GONE, TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW 3-STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX. >> THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA REMAIN VERY CONCERNED. KENT: NEIGHBORS HAVE UNSUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT THE APARTMENT PLANS. BUT THE LOG CABIN GOT A REPRIEVE, WHEN THE DEVELOPER OFFERED TO SIMPLY GIVE IT AWAY, AND PAY TO HAVE IT MOVED. >> THE HOPE WAS WE WERE GOING TO BUILD AN OFFICE FOR FUTURE GROWTH. KENT BUT NOW THIS JUST FELL INTO YOUR LAP. >> THIS JUST PRETTY MUCH FELL INTO OUR LAP. KENT: A TOSA ARCHITURE FIRM WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW BUILDING AND HAD A PLACE TO PUT IT. YOU’RE GETTING A BUILDING, BASICALLY FOR FREE. >> THE BUILDING IS FREE, BUT THERE’S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO IT. KENT: THE MOVE IS SET TO HAPPEN SOMETIME IN DECEMBER, THE EXACT DATE IS NOT YET SET BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS LITERALLY IN THE WAY. THIS STREET LIGHT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE MOVED IN ORDER TO HAVE ROOM TO ROLL THE BUILDING ONTO IT’S NEW LOT, AND THAT’S JUST ONE OF SEVERAL OBSTACLES ALONG THE WAY. OVERHEAD TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND POWER LINES ACROSS NORTH AVENUE WILL HAVE TO TEMPORARILY BE MOVED OUT OF THE BUILDING’S PATH. WE ENERGIES STILL ISN’T SURE HOW MANY CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO LOSE POWER DURING THE MOVE. IT’S EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR HOURS TO COMPLETE THE LOG CABIN’S MILE-LONG JOURNEY. >> I’M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT, YEAH, YEAH. IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU GET A BUILDING JOYCE: AND HERE’S A MAP OF THE MOVE ROUTE. IT’LL GO DOWN WAUWATOSA AND NORTH AVENUES TO 66TH STREET. WHEN THE CABIN IS MOVE WAUWATOSA OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, TO MINIMIZE ANY DISRUPTION

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Updated: 4:01 PM CST Feb 15, 2019

The city of Wauwatosa has delayed the move of a nearly century-old log cabin to its new location at 64th Street and North Avenue because of site conditions caused by recent weather. A new date was not announced. A new apartment complex will be built on the cabin's original location at Wauwatosa Avenue and Wright Street. During the move, overhead traffic lights and power lines across North Avenue will have to temporarily be moved out of the building's path, but a We Energies spokesman only one business will be impacted, and it should be minimal since the move is scheduled to take place overnight. No residential customers should be impacted, the spokesman said.It's expected to take about four hours to complete the log cabin's mile-long journey.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. —

The city of Wauwatosa has delayed the move of a nearly century-old log cabin to its new location at 64th Street and North Avenue because of site conditions caused by recent weather.

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A new apartment complex will be built on the cabin's original location at Wauwatosa Avenue and Wright Street.

During the move, overhead traffic lights and power lines across North Avenue will have to temporarily be moved out of the building's path, but a We Energies spokesman only one business will be impacted, and it should be minimal since the move is scheduled to take place overnight.

No residential customers should be impacted, the spokesman said.

It's expected to take about four hours to complete the log cabin's mile-long journey.